Portable fence.



Paented Sept. I900 No. 657,627. Y

W. H. TURNER.

PORTABLE FENCE.

plication filed Oct 28, 1899 (No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATE yT OFFICE.

YVILLIAM H. TURNER, OF CONVERSE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR QF ONE-HALF TO ROSOOEKIMPLE, OF SAME PLACE.

PORTABLE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,627, datedSeptember 11, 1900.

Application filed October 28, 1899. Serial No. 735,073. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. TURNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Converse, in the county of Miami and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Fences andSelf-Supporting Posts Therefor; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in portable fences and to a novelform of selfsupporting post therefor.

The object of the invention is to construct a simple, inexpensive,strong, and durable fence and post of this character.

To this end the invention consists in certain features of constructionand combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved fence. Fig. 2 is a detail view of one of the posts. Fig. 3 is asimilar view of one of the post-caps.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate thesame parts of the invention.

1 denotes the cast-metal cap, formed with a central orifice2 to receivethe upper end of the vertical stake 3 and with the lateral divergingsockets 4 4 to receive the transverse diagonal braces 5 5.

6 designates a horizontal brace connecting the lower ends of the stake 3and the transverse braces 5 5.

7 7 denote smaller longitudinal and diverging sockets also formedintegral with the cap 1 to receive the longitudinal diagonal stakes 8 8The manner of building the wire fence is very clearly shown in Fig. 1, asimple plan being to set two stationary posts-say a foot each indiameter at opposite sides of the field or ground where the fence is tobe erected and then attach a strong wire to the top of each post andstretch tight. I Then place the intermediate posts 3 about a rod apartunder the wire and fasten'each post 3 in position by a staple driveninto the top of each stake 3, which forms the center of the intermediate posts and to which the ordinary horizontal parallel fence-wiresare fastened, as shown in Fig. 1 The same posts and caps can be used inerecting a board or a rail fence, the boards or rails in the latterinstance taking the places of the wires illustrated in Fig. 1. A fencethus constructed is very strong and durable, and the postsbeing'self-supporting the fence can be moved from place to place by oneperson.

It will of course be understood that various changes in theform,proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a portable fence, of the class described, the fence-post comprising acap formed with a central orifice receiving the upper end of thevertical stake 3; integral lateral sockets receiving the upper ends ofthe downwardlydiverging braces 5, 5; integral longitudinal,downwardly-diverging sockets receiving the upper ends of the downwardlydiverging stakes, 8, 8; and the horizontal brace 6 connecting the lowerend of said stake 3 and the lower ends of the diverging braces 5, 5;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. TURNER. Witnesses:

GEORGE W. DAY, HARVEY W. NEWBY.

